| Summary |
The World Bank funded Drought Response Project worked on a selection of staple crops for drought tolerance. Cassava was identified as a drought tolerant crop and varieties with high yields and low cyanide content were selected. Four cassava varieties are recommended for farmers in the dry lowlands. Yield ranged from 20-29 tonnes/ha or 2.0-2.9 kg/m2
Cyanide contents were low at 1.2-1.5 mg of HCN/100g of fresh tuber
Cyanide content less than 5 mg/100g fresh tuber is safe/harmless
Trials were carried out by the NARI Dry Lowlands Research Program at SRC, Laloki
Varieties were obtained from existing collections held by NARI from previous DAL research. |